Islamic Law

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A detailed critique of using "Aqrab al-Ayyām" to estimate Fajr during persistent twilight

Your Zakāh questions answered...

Click above to watch the video. Shaikh Haitham reveals some scary stories about how many practising Muslims have a lazy attitude towards Zakāh. This is a very troubling issue since it is a pillar of Islām and not paying the right ...

Many mosques will be taking applications for I'tikaf soon. Do you have what it takes?

According to the Hanbali school of thought

The issue of moon sighting has never been as divisive as it has become today. In the past, Muslim scholars agreed on a certain method to decide the start and end of the month of Ramaḍān. In the last few ...

During the month of Ramaḍān I am sure we are all accustomed to hearing about the virtues of Ramaḍān, the Qur’ān, fasting, and so on. However, there are two important aspects of fasting that we seldom do remember the spiritual significance ...

All praise be to Allāh and may the peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad.  The ongoing debate concerning the correct time to start fasting requires us to deal with the matter both sensibly and practically. There are a ...

Just as al-Sunan al-Rawātib are better than other kinds of voluntary prayers, so fasts observed (in the months) before and after Ramadān are better than fasts at other times...